EP0744556A3 - Remote control assembly having rotable end fitting - Google Patents

Remote control assembly having rotable end fitting Download PDF

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EP0744556A3
EP0744556A3 EP96201134A EP96201134A EP0744556A3 EP 0744556 A3 EP0744556 A3 EP 0744556A3 EP 96201134 A EP96201134 A EP 96201134A EP 96201134 A EP96201134 A EP 96201134A EP 0744556 A3 EP0744556 A3 EP 0744556A3
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end fitting
connector
receptacle
remote control
control assembly
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John P. Petruccello
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Teleflex Inc
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C1/00—Flexible shafts; Mechanical means for transmitting movement in a flexible sheathing
    • F16C1/26—Construction of guiding-sheathings or guiding-tubes
    • F16C1/262—End fittings; Attachment thereof to the sheathing or tube
    • F16C1/265—End fittings; Attachment thereof to the sheathing or tube with a swivel tube connected to the end-fitting of a sheathing, e.g. with a spherical joint
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T74/00—Machine element or mechanism
    • Y10T74/20—Control lever and linkage systems
    • Y10T74/20396—Hand operated
    • Y10T74/20402—Flexible transmitter [e.g., Bowden cable]
    • Y10T74/2045—Flexible transmitter [e.g., Bowden cable] and sheath support, connector, or anchor

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Quick-Acting Or Multi-Walled Pipe Joints (AREA)
  • Flexible Shafts (AREA)

Abstract

A motion transmitting remote control assembly has a conduit (12), a core element (18), and an end fitting (30) molded about one end of the conduit. The end fitting is generally cylindrical and has a plurality of annular locking grooves (38,40) and is fitted with an O-ring seal (52). A connector (56) is molded separately from the end fitting (30) and has snap-lock tabs for attachment to a support structure. A receptacle (60) extends into the connector from one end thereof and is accessible from above through a transverse passage (78). The end fitting (30) is insertable axially into the receptacle (60) through its open end to support the connector (56) for rotation about the end fitting. The O-ring (52) provides a fluid-tight seal between the end fitting (30) and connector (56). The end fitting (30) is retained in the receptacle (60) by a locking member (26) having U-shaped locking portions that are extendible through the transverse passage (78) into nesting engagement with the locking grooves (38,40) of the end fitting (30) to secure the end fitting against removal from the receptacle (60) while retaining the relative rotatability of the connector (56) and end fitting (30).
EP96201134A 1995-05-24 1996-05-07 Remote control assembly having rotable end fitting Expired - Lifetime EP0744556B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/449,304 US5531134A (en) 1995-05-24 1995-05-24 Remote control assembly having rotatable end fitting
US449304 1995-05-24

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EP0744556A2 EP0744556A2 (en) 1996-11-27
EP0744556A3 true EP0744556A3 (en) 1998-05-20
EP0744556B1 EP0744556B1 (en) 1999-11-24

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US (1) US5531134A (en)
EP (1) EP0744556B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2764029B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2176170C (en)
DE (1) DE69605243T2 (en)
ES (1) ES2142013T3 (en)

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US3686896A (en) * 1969-09-29 1972-08-29 Smiths Industries Ltd End fittings for flexible drive cables
US4244608A (en) * 1979-03-05 1981-01-13 The Gates Rubber Company Female coupling with staple lock
EP0359353A1 (en) * 1988-08-31 1990-03-21 Teleflex Incorporated Sealed rotating end fitting
EP0485540A1 (en) * 1990-05-07 1992-05-20 Fico-Cables, S.A. Self-adjustment device for adjusting the length of control cables
US5383377A (en) * 1993-08-25 1995-01-24 Teleflex Incorporated Rotatable isolated end fitting

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US3686896A (en) * 1969-09-29 1972-08-29 Smiths Industries Ltd End fittings for flexible drive cables
US4244608A (en) * 1979-03-05 1981-01-13 The Gates Rubber Company Female coupling with staple lock
EP0359353A1 (en) * 1988-08-31 1990-03-21 Teleflex Incorporated Sealed rotating end fitting
EP0485540A1 (en) * 1990-05-07 1992-05-20 Fico-Cables, S.A. Self-adjustment device for adjusting the length of control cables
US5383377A (en) * 1993-08-25 1995-01-24 Teleflex Incorporated Rotatable isolated end fitting

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JP2764029B2 (en) 1998-06-11
JPH08320013A (en) 1996-12-03
DE69605243T2 (en) 2000-05-31
ES2142013T3 (en) 2000-04-01
EP0744556A2 (en) 1996-11-27
DE69605243D1 (en) 1999-12-30
CA2176170C (en) 1999-11-23
US5531134A (en) 1996-07-02
CA2176170A1 (en) 1996-11-25
EP0744556B1 (en) 1999-11-24

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